I told my mom over pie like we talk about all important things she didnt take it to well but she didnt kick me out so I guess neutral is better than nothing

I uh... literally said over the phone, "you know I'm dating [ex girlfriend's name], right?" My mum said yes and starting crying. She knew, but hearing it hurt. I'm dating a guy now. She really doesn't understand bisexuality. She thinks her prayers turned me straight. Frustrating.

I told my aunt first. She was very happy that I had told her first, and she offered to help me when/if I told my parents. She even promised she'd take me in if they both kicked me out. My dad found out first, by asking my aunt. which I had told her she could because I was almost deathly afraid of telling either of them. He called me, told me he wished I'd felt comfortable enough to tell him to his face, but that it was more than okay that I was a lesbian. I cried. I didn't tell my mother until almost a year later. In many ways I feared her rejection more. But then one night while we were watching 60 Minutes they did a special on a kid that had committed suicide rather than tell his parents after his roommate outed him to his entire school. She was crying at the end and I thought her grief for that kid might soften her heart towards me. I was right and she hugged me, asked me if I was sure since I often still commented on whether a guy was hot or not, and then finally accepted it. She has a little trouble still, but she's getting better. She even encourages me whenever I talk about LGBTQ issues, rather than trying to shut me out. The other day she tried reassuring me that by the time I was ready to get married, more than just 11 states + D.C. would have gay marriage laws.